
Volcanos in Nicaragua
At 5 volcanos in Nicaragua there have been a total of 5 siginificant eruptions over the past 2000 years. Over 2000 people were killed. The worst volcanic eruption in terms of deaths, destroyed houses and financial damages happened on 10/30/1998 at the volcano "San Cristobal". Only here 1620 people died.10 of 12 volcanos in Nicaragua are considered as still active.
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Significant volcanic eruptions in Nicaragua over the past 2000 years

The highest explosivity index in Nicaragua was reached in the review period at VEI 5 in 1835. The volcano Cosiguina threw tephramasses of at least 1 cubic kilometer over 25 kilometers high. Such a volcano normally only reaches this intensity every 50 years.
Eruption | Volcano | VEI | Deaths | Total damage |
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10/30/1998 | San Cristobal | 0 | 1620 | |
09/27/1996 | Maderas | 0 | 6 | |
04/10/1992 | Negro, Cerro | 3 | 11 | |
01/20/1835 | Cosiguina | 5 | 0 | |
01/01/1570 | Mombacho | 0 | 400 |
All volcanos in Nicaragua
Volcano | Elevation | Status | Last eruption |
---|---|---|---|
Telica | 1010 m | Active | |
Santa Clara | 834 m | Potentially active | |
Momotombo | 1191 m | Active | |
Mombacho | 1345 m | Active | 01/01/1570 |
Masaya | 635 m | Active | |
Las Pilas | 938 m | Active | |
Hervideros de San | 140 m | Solfatara stage | |
El Viejo | 1745 m | Active | |
Cosiguina | 859 m | Active | 01/20/1835 |
Concepcion | 1610 m | Active | |
Chichigalpa | 1592 m | Solfatara stage | |
Cerro Negro | 675 m | Active |
These statistics are based on datas from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP), and the Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database of the National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA) / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) doi:10.7289/V5JW8BSH. Several data have been summarized and translated. The photo above is from Pixabay.com (CC0).